Stabilized lubricant and the method of preparing the lubricant additive for this lubricanat



Patented May 1, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE No Drawing. Original application December 29,

1941, Serial No. 424,792. Divided and this application August 30, 1944, Serial No. 552,000

4 Claims.

This invention relates to lubricating oils and more particularly to lubricating oil compositions containing oil soluble improving agent or agents effective to retard deterioration of lubricants and to inhibit or mitigate the normal corrosive action of lubricating oil or the deterioration products thereof upon metals, particularly bearing metals, under conditions of use, such improving agents also having the properties of increasing oiliness" as well as imparting extreme pressure characteristics and depression the pour test of mineral lubricating oils. This application is a division of our application Serial No. 424,792, filed December 29, 1941, entitled Stabilized lubricants.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel improving agent for lubricating compositions.

It is another object of this invention to provide a lubricating oil suitable for use in internal combustion engines which oil is inhibited against oxidation deterioration, varnish formation and bearing corrosion.

It is a further object of this invention to provide multi-functional mineral lubricating oil additive agents which have the property of inhibiting oxidation deterioration, reducing the corrosive. and ring-sticking tendencies, improving the oiliness, imparting extreme pressure properties and reducing the pour test of the mineral lubricating oils in which such additives are incorporated. 1

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description.

It has now been found that improving agents for lubricating compositions, particularly min-'' eral lubricating oils which have the property of inhibiting oxidation deterioration, reducing the corrosive and ring-sticking tendencies, improving -oiliness, imparting extreme pressure properties and reducing the pour test, may be obtained by chemically reacting a phosphorus sulfide and one or more metal compounds with fatty body to form phosphorus and sulfur-bearing metal soaps. Such improving agents are particularly effective for simultaneously effecting substantial reductions in the corrosive tendency and oxidation deterioration, as indicated by sludge or varnish formation. in mineral lubricating oils. Fatty bodies which fall within classes IV, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII of the table entitled Constants of vegetable and animal oils, fats and waxes, found on page 862 of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 23d edition. published by the ChemicalRu-bber Publishing Company, are suitable for the preparation of additiveswithin the scope of this, invention. The fatty bodies are therein classified as non-dryinganimal oil, fish and marine animal oil, vegetable fat, animal fat, sperm 011 and animal wax, respectively. Examples of suitable fatty bodies include beef, tallow, wool grease, menhaden oil, corn oil, soya bean oil, palm oil, oleic acid, sperm oil and lard oil. The preferred materials are neutral fats, which are known to consist substantially entirely of neutral esters in contrast to those fatty bodies which contain high proportions of fatty acids. While the neutral fats have been found to produce additive agents having unusually effective properties, the most uniformly superior results have been obtained with those additives prepared from wool grease.

Generally speaking, the phosphorus sulfide treated fatty bodies may be saponifled with any one or more of a wide variety of metal compounds. However, the saponification products resulting from the use of metals of group 2 of the periodic table are superior additives, particularly from the metals calcium, strontium, barium and magnesium. Tin and lead soaps arealso highly efllcacious.

Phosphorus sesquisulflde, Pisa, has been found to be the most suitable phosphorus sulfide, although any other phosphorus sulfide such as phosphorus pentasulfide, Pass may be employed. The unusual results obtained by the use of additives within the scope of this invention are generally attributed to the particular chemical structure of the additives, which structure may only be obtained by the use of phosphorus sulfides. As aresult of much investigation, it has been deflnitely established that fatty bodies which have been separately reacted with sulfur and/or phosphorus compounds thereof, other than phosphorus sulfide, are not the equivalent of the materials herein described and which are obtained by chemically reacting fatty bodies with phosphorus sulfide.

The metal soaps of the invention are preferably prepared by contacting an appropriate phosphorus sulfide such as phosphorus sesquisulfide, with fatty body at temperatures of the order of 150 to 400 F. followed by saponification of the phosphorized fatty body with a suitable metal compound such as an oxide or hydroxide, although additives having considerable merit may be prepared by first saponifying the fatty body with the metal compoundand the metal soap subsequently reacted with phosphorus sulfide. The saponiflcation may be readily carried out at relatively low elevated temperatures such as temperatures of the order of 130 to 250? F. It has been found that greater ease of preparation and more uniform products are obtained when crystalline metallic hydroxides containing water of hydration are employed. as a source of metal in the saponiflcation reaction. For example, hydrated barium hydroxide, Ba(OH) 2.8H2O has been found to be superior to barium oxide or anhydrous barium hydroxide in the preparation of the desired additives.

In preparing additives in accordance with this invention, a fatty body such as wool grease is heated sufliciently to make the wool grease quite fluid (about 160 F.) and a suitable phosphorus sulfide such as phosphorus sesquisulfide, P453, added with continuous agitation, preferably with free access of air. The temperature is slowly increased to approximately 220 'F. and mainfiltered to remove small amounts of solid impurities and upon analysis the filtered material was found to contain 1.68% sulfur and 2.3% phosphorus. One part by weight of the phosphorized wool grease was mixed with 2 part by weight of 180 viscosity at 100 Pennsylvania neutral oil and the mixture brought to a temperature of 225 to 235 F. 0.185 part by weight of crystalline barium hydroxide, Ba(OH) 2.81120, was slowly tained at this temperature with continuous agitation until the P483 is completely reacted with the wool grease as indicated by a copper strip corrosion test. The copper strip corrosion test is conducted by immersing a polished copper strip in the reaction mixture at reaction temperature for three minutes. A peacock" or iridescent strip is considered satisfactory whereas a black or gray strip is not satisfactory. In making the corrosion test, caution should be exercised to make sure that the reactants have passed through the stage at which a gray or black copper strip is obtained since in some instances copper strip corrosion tests which are satisfactory are obtained for very short periods such as within about fifteen minutes, subsequent to the mixing of fatty body and phosphorus sulfide. Such corrosion tests do not indicate completion of the reaction of the phosphorus compound and further heating is necessary during which time black or gray copper strip corrosion tests will be obtained and subsequently the aforementioned ,peacock" colored strip is obtained which is an indication of a satisfactory completion of the reaction. The reaction mixture is preferably not allowed to exceed 240 F. temperature until the exothermic heat of reaction is substantially complete. Phosphorized fatty bodies in which the temperature exceeds about 240 F. prior to completion of the exothermic heat of reaction are not uniform in quality and in general show a much lower content of chemically combined phosphorus and sulfur for a given amount of phosphorus sulfide employed in the reaction mixture. .After the exothermic heat of reaction has subsided, the reaction temperature may be carried to temperatures of the order of 300 F. or even 400 F., although temperatures of 215 to 240 F. have been found to produce most uniform results. r

The time required for effecting satisfactory chemical reaction between the phosphorus sulfide and fatty body will vary considerably depending upon such factors as reaction temper ature, the particular fatty body employed, the particular phosphorus sulfide which is used and the relative proportions of reacting materials. It has been found that about 1 /2 hours are required for satisfactory reaction of a mixture of wool grease containing 1.5% phosphorus sesquisulfidewhereas six to ten hours are generally required to complete the reaction when 5% by weight of phosphorus sesquisulfide is used.

In a. specific example, 1900 parts by weight of wool grease having the following properties saponification No. 100 to 115; iodine No. 41 to 46; acetyl value 29 to 41, was heated to a temperature of approximately 160 F. and 100 parts by weight of commercial grade phosphorus sesquisulfide, P483, slowly added with continuous agitation. The temperature was gradually increased to 220 to 230 F. and maintained at this temperature until a satisfactory copper strip corrosion test was obtained. This required a period of six hours. The phosphorized wool grease was added with continuous agitation. A considerable amount of frothing occurred due to evolution of steam. The mixture was maintained at the aforementioned temperature until all frothing had ceased and heating was continued for approximately /2 hour thereafter to make certain that the saponification reaction had terminated. The time required for reaction of the barium hydroxide was one hOll. The saponified product was filtered to remove small amounts of solid by-product materials thereby producing a homogeneous, light brown product. Analysis of the filtered material showed that it contained in combined form, 2.7% barium, 0.55% phosphorus and 0.34% sulfur. The theoretical content of these materials based on the amounts of reactants employed is 2.6% barium, 0.74% phosporus and 0.54% sulfur. The filtered saponified concentrate was a light colored, slightly viscous liquid having a Saybolt viscosity at F. of 457 seconds.

This concentrate of barium soap of phosphorized wool grease dissolved in neutral oil is readily soluble in mineral oil and is easily incorporated in lubricating compositions, particularly mineral lubricating oils, in widely varying proportions depending upon the particular service to which the oil is to be put and the composition of the soap. Generally speaking, that amount of soap is employed which will produce lubricant compositions containing from about 0.005% to .5% by weight of metal, although larger amounts such as 1% by weight of metal, are satisfactory. In incorporating soaps of the invention into crank case oils used in internal combustion engines, consideration must be given to the matter of thickening of the oil when large proportions are employed. Excessive viscosity increase must be avoided. In specific examples, approximately 3.1% by weight of barium soap additives increased the Saybolt viscosity of a sample of Pennsylvania S. A. E. 10 motor oil from 190 to 201 at 100 F. and increased a sample of S. A. E, .30 motor oil from 204 to 209 at F. Extremely large proportions of soaps may also contribute to the formation of combustion chamber deposits due to the non-volatile nature of the metallic compounds formed as a result of exposure of portions of the oil to combustion conditions in the combustion chamber.

In saponifying the phosphorized fatty bodies with metal compounds, it is preferred to use proportionsof the metal compound which are insuflicient to completely saponify the phosphorized fatty body, since superior results are obtained with those compositions in which a substantial amount of unsaponified or unsaponifiable phosphorized fatty body is present. No satisfactory explanation of this phenomenon has been found. Most satisfactory results have been obtained when approximately !& to of the saponifiable content of the original fat, as determined by the A. S. T. M. procedure for saponiflcation number, is reacted with metallic compound to form the metal soap.

Particularly satisfactory metallic soaps are prepared from phosphorized fatty bodies which are phosphorus sulfides have been used in which theproportion of phosphorus amounted to as much as. 10% based on the fatty material employed. Ordinarily, best results are obtained when approximately 1.5% to 4% of phosphorus in the form ofphosphorus sulfide is used in the phosphorizing detergency and anti-oxidant properties under actual conditions 01. use inlfan internal combustion ensine. These tests were carried out in Lsuson engines and are known as :"Lauson varnish tests." In these tests the oil with or without additive is usedas a crank case oil in a single cylinder Lauson engine operated under the following conditions: Duration of test-25 hours; speed-1600 R. P. M.; load-1 kw.; jacket temperature-170 1".; oil

A set of samples similar to those employed in the Underwood tests was prepared and tested for step. p W ,1 1.0 sump temperature-+280? F.: piston clearance- In order to demonstrate the ability. of metal 004 toiLOOB'inch; type of piston-cast-iron. At soaps of phosphorized fatty bodies for inhibiting the conclusion of the test period, the pistons are bearing corrosion, mineral oil blends containing removed for visual inspection of rings and overall varying proportionsoi' such soaps were subjected cleanliness and from this inspection a piston to Underwood corrosion tests. This test was 1.1 ratingis assigned. The piston'rating is based-on chosen inasmuch as experience with various cpran arbitrary merit scale of 1 to which was esrosion tests has indicated that the Underwood tablished from the results of inspections of many machine test results correlate actual service re- 1 P1 P ly r n under identical en n consults very closely.. The Underwood test is deditions using diflerent grades of lubricants wherescribed in an article entitled Automotive bearing by to obtain pistons of live different degrees of materials and their application," by A. F. Undercleanliness. The degree of cleanliness is arrived wood, Journal of Society of Automotive Engineers, at by inspecting the amount of deposition on the vol. 43, pages 385 t 392, September 1938. a series p r s. ring and pisto ski t and under of such tests was run on 180 viscosity atlOO Pennside of the piston. According to the scale, a'piston sylvania neutral oil and on separate samples of rating of 1 isthe poorest rating assigned, while a the same oil to which was added various amounts piston rating of 5 is the best rating assigned. The of a number of different metal soaps oi phosphordata in Table II show the piston ratings obtained ized fatty bodies. These results are shown in on the same 180 viscosity at 100 Pennsylvania Table I. neutral oil, as well as separate samples of the TABLE I Underwood tests v 131 P t Additive 1 01110 0 p o s or can Samcomphosgq s H N t 3323:}, 33 Per ag? Fatty "11? i sf 1 1 111? 113' Naphtha 011011 P10110111- wiflflssi-y P und phogized (grams) (grams) 335 3 ggi ggi gzg g g 0 0 0 1.5170 0.1733 10 15.10 5.08 4.04 10. 20 :1 0.058 :1 Wool grease. 0.0020 0.0005 10 1.04 .50 1:10 1. m :1 0.005 3 0 0.0012 0.0019 10 .81. 2:1 .10 2.00 r. 0.121 3 s erm oil... 0.0104 0.0105 10 .84. .00 .31 .70 1 0.121 :1 ..do 0.0004 0.0012 10 .84 .00 .43 1 +10 0.121 :1 10 .81 .110 .15 .110 was 0.121 0 10 .00 .70 .11 .40 10 0.121 :1 5 1.00 .88 .74 3.54 20 0.121 3 -11 a 0.121 3.5 10 1.40 .44 .20 .41 7 0.00 1.75 1 1.3 .40 .20 .50

I Equivalent to 0.1217 barium. [V 2 Equivalent in phosphorus content to 5% P181.

' same oil containing varying amounts of additives prepared in accordance with this invention.

TABLE II Lauson varnish tests Ph H Additive osp orus P t Sample compound at con a Pismn No. reacted with Egg P 323 mm Per cent mud or ratin fatty body p0 phosphorized metal [at 1.. Straight oil 0 0 0 1 1 Equivalent in phosphorus contentto 5% phosphorus sesquisulfide.

In both Tables I and II the Percent phosphorus compound" heading shows the amount of phosphorus compound, based on the fatty body employed, that wa reacted with the fatty body. The "Per cent metal" and "Per cent phosphorized fat" headings indicate the respective amounts of these materials in the finished lubricant composition, the total additive employed in each case being the sum of the figures in these two columns.

In Table I the naphtha insoluble is an indication of the amount of insoluble sludge formed by the on during the test. The "chloroform soluble" portion indicates the varnish formation Naphtha insoluble (insoluble sludge) Three grams of the oil are mixed in an Erlenmeyer flask with 100 cc. of A. S. T. M. precipitation naphtha, of the type specified in A. S. T. M. method D9l-35. The oil and naphtha are thoroughly mixed and allowed to stand for three hours. The insoluble matter is then filtered through a tared Gooch porcelain crucible, previously prepared with an asbestos pad 1" thick and dried in an oven at 300 F. for 30 minutes. The insoluble residue is washed with 100 cc. A. S. T. M. naphtha and dried in an oven at 300 F. for thirty minutes, cooled and weighed. The increase in weight is naphtha insoluble."

chloroform soluble The chloroform soluble is extracted from the dried and weighed "naphtha insoluble" residue by pouring uccessive portions of chloroform through the filter pad using light suction. 100 cc. of chloroform is generally sufficient but the extraction should be continued until the filtrate is colorless. (With heavy naphtha insoluble residues the chloroform is allowed to stand in the crucible without suction for a few minutes before each portion of the chloroform is drawn through the crucible.)

The residue is then dried in an oven at 300 F. for 30 minutes, cooled and weighed. The loss in weight is "chloroform soluble."

The solubility in chloroform of the residue from the "naphtha insoluble" determination is affected by the time and temperature of drying. For this reason, in order to secure check results in the chloroform soluble" determination, the drying time and temperature, especially in the naphtha insoluble determination, should be carefully cntrolled.

It usually happens that in the Underwood test there is no particular difllculty in filtering, regardless of whether the oils contain detergents or not. However, when these methods are applied to used crankcase oils it sometimes happens that oils which contain detergents will not give a clear filtrate. Under these conditions, the filtrate is refiltered through a second Gooch fiiter and the deposits from both crucibles added in reporting naphtha insoluble (and chloroform soluble).

Propane insoluble (soluble sludge) The filtrate from the naphtha insoluble is concentrated to 20 cc. by evaporation and is transferred quantitatively to the extraction apparatus described in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, April 15, 1939, page 183. The remaining naphtha is now completely removed from the oil sample by evaporation on a steam bath. The propane extraction is carried out as directed in the above-mentioned article. The propane insoluble material remaining is calculated in percentage and reported as soluble sludge.

From the data shown in Table I, it will be seen that the bearing corrosion and sludging tendency of the straight oil has been materially reduced by the incorporation of suitable additives. The silver-cadmium bearing corrosion loss with the straight Pennsylvania neutral oil amounted to over 1.5'grams, whereas the losses obtained under the same test conditions when using separate samples of the same oil containing approximately 3% of the preferred type of additive compound in which the fat was treated with phosphorus sulfide, were of the order of 0.01 gram or less, most of the losses being below 0.007 gram. A similar improvement in the reduction of the copper-lead bearing losses is also shown. Furthermore, the sludge formation in the oil and development of acidity is greatly reduced by incorporation of the additives as shown by the neutralization number and sludge tests. It will be further noted from the data in this table that the soaps prepared from wool grease which had been phosphorized with phosphorus compounds other than a phosphorus sulfide, produced materially higher bearing losses than those soaps prepared from phosphorized wool grease in which the phosphorizing was effected by means of phosphorus sulfides and that the best results were obtained when phosphorus sesquisulfide was used as the phosphorizing agent.

The data in Table II clearly bring out the superior properties of oils containing metal soaps of phosphorus sulfide treated fatty bodies with respect to the ability of oils containing such soaps to retard fouling of pistons and sticking of piston rings. These data show that when the straight 180 Pennsylvania neutral oil was employed as the sump oil in Lauson engines under test conditions, a piston rating of 1 was obtained. This rating of 1 was obtained only by the use of an aluminum piston, since when using the usual cast-iron piston the oil deteriorated so rapidly that it was not possible to complete a test run of .25 hours. Separate samples of the same oil which contained approximately 3% or less of addltives p epared in accordance with this in- Vention, p du ed piston ratings materially above sesquisulfide and reacting separate portions of phosphorized wool grease with hydrated crystalline barium hydroxide and diphenyl tin oxide. The tin and barium soaps were incorporated in 180 viscosity Pennsylvania neutral oil in such amounts as to produce the following composition:

Based on the total composition, the barium soap contained 0.242% by weight of barlumand the tin soap 0.049% by weight of tin. The piston rating obtained from a test of thismaterial was showing that such soaps are highly emcacious for inhibiting the oxidation deterioration and ring sticking properties of mineral lubricating oils.

. A further indication of the unusual properties of additives within the scope of this invention for improving the properties of mineral lubricating oils, may be obtained by comparing the Lauson varnish test and Underwood test data piston ratings of 5+, whereas the soaps of the sulfurized fats gave engine ratings from 2 to 3.

A similar contrast exists in the results obtained on the Underwood tests, for although the silvercadmium copper-lead bearing losses of the straight oil were materially reduced by incorporation of barium soap of sulfurized wool grease or prime lard oil, the corrosion was still far greater than that obtained by incorporatingbarium soap of -phosphorizedwool grease or phosphorized I prime lard oil in the same mineral oil.

Si gle cylinder Lauson engines that are .em- 7 ployed in the Lauson varnish test. However, the operating conditions are much more severe as may be seen from the following data showing in Table III with tests of the preferred materials the conditions maintained throughout the test: shown in Tables I and II. The data in Table 2 III wereobtained on separate samples of the g of test 53 same Pennsylvania neutral oil used to obtain Load 1 the data in Table II and which contained similar I I T amounts of barium soaps of fats which were gfifig ggggggfigz """3?" sulfurized with elemental sulfur instead 'of 'be- Piston clearance Ee s" 007 ing phosphorized with phosphorus sulfide. Data Ty istmi a i on soaps of sulfurized fats are shown in Table W p III. i The foregoing conditions have been found to Teens 111 Lauson varnish tests Additive Sample No. Percent fli Kind ofiat. Piston Percent Percent 7 rating metal treated fat l Straight oil 0 0 l 2 7.5 0.121 a a 0.121 a a 0.121 1 2 0.121 a 2+ Underwood tests Additive Sample No. 'g f g m Percentv Fat Hours 33131 treated loss loss fat 0 1. am 0.1733 10 i 0.121 a 0. 5m 0. 2010 10 0.121 a 0 0.2214 0.110s 5 0. 121 3 Prime lard oil..... 0. 2044 0. 1040 5 The sulfurized fatty bodies used in these tests were sulfurized by reacting prime lard oil or wool grease with the indicated amounts of elementary sulfur at a temperature of approximately 325 F. until a satisfactory copper strip corrosion test was obtained. The sulfurized fat was then saponifled with Ba(OI-I) 2.81120 in the manner previously described in connection with the saponification of the phosphorus sulfide,

treated fats to produce the indicated amounts -closely approximate the conditions to which indicating that the ring is stuck, whereas a numof barium in the finished-additive. It will be seen that soaps of the sulfurized fatty bodies improved the piston rating over the straight oil in the Lauson varnish tests but that the improvement was not nearly as great as when similar soaps of phosphorized, particularly phosphorus sesquisulfide treated fats were incorporated in the mineral oil. Note particularly Examplesl5 and 16 of Table II. The soaps of the phosphorus sesqulsulfide treated fats gave her 5 rating for a ring indicates a suiilciently clean condition that when the piston is carefully moved from a vertical to horizontal position, the ring will fall into the ring groove under its own weight. The condition of the under side of the piston and thepiston skirt are also carefully examined and similar numerical ratings assigned. From an average of the numerical ratings an overall piston rating is obtained.

' Table IV shows the Lauson ring-sticking test results obtained on a standard grade of S. A. E. motor oil containing barium soap additives pre- 9,876,001 pared from phosphorus sesquisuliide treated llarly.

when 1.81% of the same barium soap was wool grease. I incorporated in another sample of the same 011.

Tum: IV

Lauson tiny-sticking test:

t 8 Piston ring ration Percent Mm uscdin F additive $3 N081!!!" My m on1 Com aition tm prclsion preuion 1 o o o o 2 a I 1 3 2 3.121 0.121 6 Woolgrouo 4i 4 4 4 a am am 6 on 4 4 a s TheS.A.E.30motoroi1usedinallof theabove tests had the following specifications:

The barium soaps of phosphorus sesquisulfide treated wool grease shown in Examples 2 and 3 of Table IV were prepared by the same method as previously described in detail in connection with the preparation of such additives. It will be seen from the data in Table IV that the oil without any additive deposited gum or varnish on the Lauson piston to such an extent to produce a piston rating of 2+. One of the compression rings was completely stuck as indicated by a rating of 1. When small amounts of barium soap of phosphorus sesquisulfide treated wool grease were added to the same motor oil, the overall piston ratings obtained were 4+. The individual piston ring ratings were either 4 or 5. This clearly shows that under conditions of severe service, the barium soaps of phosphorus sesqui sulfide treated fat such as wool grease are highly the pour test was reduced to 5' F., or a reduction of F.

It will be seen, therefore, that the metal soaps of fatty bodies which have been reacted with phosphorus sulfide have unusual properties in imparting corrosion resisting properties, resistance to sludge and varnish formation and reducing the pour test as well as generally improving the oils with respect to their use in modern internal combustion engines.

While the invention has been described hereinabove with reference to various preferred forms, proportions and embodiments, and with reference to various specific examples, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details of such illustrative embodiments or examples but may be practiced by various methods within the scope of the claims hereinafter made.

What is claimed is:

1. The method of preparing a lubricant additive which comprises reacting a substance selected from the group consisting of non-drying animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes with a phosphorus sulfide in an amount equivalent to o 1.5 to 4% 'by weight of phosphorus based on the efiective additives for improving mineral lubricating oils under conditions of severe service.

An indication of the pour depressing properties of metal soaps of phosphorized fatty bodies is given in Table V.

The tests shown in the foregoing table were obtained on samples oi the same 180 vis. Pennsylvania neutral oil that was employed in the tests shown in Tables I, II and III. The straight oil had a pour test of +30 F., whereas the oil containing 0.93% of the barium soap of phosphorus sesquisulfide treated wool grease had a pour test of +5 F.. or a reduction in pour of 25 F. Simsaid substance, at a temperature not exceeding 240 F. until the reaction product has good copper strip corrosion, then saponifying it with a compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds of tin and lead in an amount sufiicient to saponify at least 50% of said reaction product 'but insufilcient to completely saponify it.

'2. Method in accordance with claim 1 in which the substance is wool grease and the phosphorus sulfide is phosphorus sesquisulflde.

3. A lubricating oil comprising a mineral oil and the soap formed by saponifying with a compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of tin and lead at least 50% of but not the entire saponifiable content of the product resulting from chemically reacting a. substance selected from the group consisting of non-drying animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes with a phosphorus sulfide in an amount equivalent to 1.5 to 4% by weight of phosphorus based on said substance, at a temperature of approximately 240 F. until the exothermic reaction has subsided and continuing the reaction at a temperature not in excess of 400 F. until the product gives a good copper strip test, the amount of soap in the lubricating oil being equivalent to 0.005 to 0.5% by weight of the metal in the soap.

4. A lubricating. oil in accordance with claim 3 in which the substance is wool grease and the phosphorus sulfide is phosphorus sesquisulfide.

NORMAN D. WILLIAMS. WILLIAM J. BACKOFF. 

